Zeus/Boons (Hades II)

Zeus boons revolve around in doing lightning bolt damage and applying his Status Curse Blitz which causes afflicted enemies to get struck by lightning after taking 120 damage. Zeus' elemental affinity is Air and Aether for his Duo Boons.

“	"Once he led his fellow gods to victory against the titans, and so intends again." "The heavens themselves could split asunder if he so willed." "The patriarch of mount olympus did not rise to his station by mere happenstance."	„
	~ Boon selection quotes

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Description	Type	Notes	Prerequisites
Heaven Strike Your Attacks inflict Blitz. ▸ Blitz Damage: 80/120/160/200 Blitz counts as Olympian Damage	Attack	Blitz Curse: Afflicted foes are struck by lightning after they take 120 damage or after 4 Sec. After triggering the Blitz effect, there is a 0.6 second cooldown before the curse can be reapplied.	None
Heaven Flourish Your Specials inflict Blitz. ▸ Blitz Damage: 100/130/160/190 Blitz counts as Olympian Damage	Special	Blitz Curse: Afflicted foes are struck by lightning after they take 120 damage or after 4 Sec. After triggering the Blitz effect, there is a 0.6 second cooldown before the curse can be reapplied.	None
Storm Ring Your Casts cause lightning bolts to repeatedly strike 1 foe at a time in the binding circle. ▸ Bolt Damage (every 0.35 Sec.): 20/25/30/35 Lightning Bolts from Storm Ring count as Olympian Damage	Cast	This boon does not benefit from Hermes' Winner's Circle, as it accelerates the Casts' duration but does not increase their hit rate.	None
Thunder Rush Dashing causes surrounding foes to be struck by lightning bolts. ▸ Bolt Damage (every 0.35 Sec.): 20/25/30/35 Lightning Bolts from Thunder Rush count as Olympian Damage	Sprint	Although the boon description mentions dashing, its lightning bolts also strike constantly while sprinting. Although the boon description mentions surrounding foes, its lightning bolts strike only 1 foe at a time.	None
Ionic Gain In each Encounter, an Aether Font appears in the area and restores all when used. ▸ Reappearance Time: 10/9/8/7 Sec.	Magick	Aether Font: Restores your when used, then expires, eventually reappearing in a random spot. The maximum Reappearance Time reduction that can be achieved through upgrades via Rarity and is 2 seconds. At each rarity, maximum efficiency is reached at the following levels: 9/8/7/6.	None
Power Surge Whenever you use , a random surrounding foe is struck by lightning. ▸ Bolt Damage: 20/30/40/50 Lightning Bolts from Power Surge count as Olympian Damage		Power Surge has a 0.25 second cooldown between activations.	None
Divine Vengeance After you take damage, your foe is struck by lightning, and again 50% of the time. ▸ Bolt Damage: 100 (up to: 2/3/4/5 times) Lightning Bolts from Divine Vengeance counts as Olympian Damage		Divine Vengeance has a 0.15 second cooldown between activations. Divine Vengeance follows a looping calculation to determine the number of additional strikes, each with a 50% chance of occurring. After this process, the bolts interact with Double Strike (if acquired), providing an extra chance to duplicate the bolt. This two-layer functionality benefits greatly from Hermes' Success Rate, which increases both the 50% chance loops (to 65/70/75/80%) and the probability of triggering Double Strike.	None
Lightning Lance Hold Cast to aim where the binding circle appears. Foes within are struck by lightning. ▸ Bolt Damage: 50/70/90/110 Lightning Bolt from Lightning Lance counts as Olympian Damage		Cannot be combined with Glowing Coal. Cannot be combined with Local Climate. Cannot be combined with Howling Soul. Cannot be combined with Tipsy Shot. Cannot be combined with Hostile Environment Unlike other ranged Cast boons, Lightning Lance causes the Cast to activate instantly at the targeted location, with no projectile travel time or delay. Lightning Lance is currently the only ranged Cast that contributes damage toward the Sprouted effect of the Aspect of Persephone.	Any Ring Boon.
Static Shock Your strikes emit chain-lightning that bounces up to 4 times, but you Prime 50. ▸ Chain-Lightning Damage: 10/15/20/25 Chain-Lightning counts as Olympian Damage		Prime A reduction to how much you can actively use. Static Shock triggers with every strike you land, though it is limited to a maximum of 3 chain-lightning activations every 0.75 seconds.	None
Double Strike Your lightning bolt effects may strike 2 more times. ▸ Bonus Bolt Chance: +10%/15%/20%/25% Lightning Bolts count as Olympian Damage		While the boon description only mentions Bolt, it actually affects the following: Blitz status curse from Heaven Strike, Heaven Flourish, and Nervous Wreck Lightning Bolt effects from: Storm Ring Thunder Rush Power Surge Divine Vengeance Lightning Lance Hail Storm Glorious Disaster	One of the following: Heaven Strike, Heaven Flourish, Storm Ring, Thunder Rush, Power Surge, Divine Vengeance, or Lightning Lance
Arc Flash Damage from Moves immediately activates Blitz effects and makes them stronger. ▸ Omega-Blitz Bonus Damage: +30%/+40%/+50%/+60% Blitz counts as Olympian Damage		Blitz Curse: Afflicted foes are struck by lightning after they take 120 damage or after 4 Sec. After triggering the Blitz effect, there is a 0.6 second cooldown before the curse can be reapplied. Romantic Spark does not stack with the bonus damage from Arc Flash. Currently Bugged: While the instant Blitz activation effect works with all Ω Moves, the bonus damage from Arc Flash currently only applies to the following: Witch's Staff: Ω Attack (includes Aspect of Momus’s Ω Attack Pulse Orb) Sister Blades: Ω Attack (applies inconsistently; however, it always applies when using the Sweeping Ambush ) Umbral Flames: Aspect of Melinoë and Moros: Ω Attack (bonus damage only applies to the first spark; follow-up hits are excluded) Aspect of Eos: Ω Attack (Daybreaker consistently benefits from Arc Flash for its full duration) Moonstone Axe: Ω Special Argent Skull: Ω Attack Black Coat: Ω Attack and Ω Sprint from Aspect of Nyx Ω Cast (includes Aspect of Momus’s Ω Cast Pulse Orb)	One of the following: Heaven Strike or Heaven Flourish
Electric Overload Your chain-lightning deals more damage and bounces up to +3 times. ▸ Chain-Lightning Damage: +20%/+30%/+40%/+50% Chain-Lightning counts as Olympian Damage			One of the following: Static Shock
Air Quality While you have at least 5, you can never deal less damage than the limit. ▸ Min Damage per Hit: 50	Infusion	Gods offering boons: Apollo, Aphrodite, Hera, Hermes, and Zeus This boon guarantees a minimum of 50 damage per hit during the final step of damage calculation, making it particularly useful for high-hit rate, low-damage abilities. However, note that global damage increase effects from Arcana Cards, Keepsakes, boons, or upgrades may reduce the practical value of Air Quality. If your base damage exceeds 50, this minimum threshold may become less relevant or redundant. This does not apply to Scorch damage.	3
Shocking Loss Whenever you first deal damage to susceptible foes, you may destroy them outright. ▸ Instant Destruction Chance: 25% The lightning bolt forever remains a symbol of the impulsive power of the Lord of Olympus.	Legendary	Shocking Loss affects most enemies, including most Wardens, but excludes Guardians and specific Wardens with Guardian-style encounters (e.g., King Vermin, Charybdis, Talos). The displayed damage value of 9999 is purely cosmetic. It does not: Scale with damage modifiers or deal Critical damage Trigger status curses such as Blitz, Hitch, or Wounds Count toward the total damage dealt on the victory screen	One of the following: Heaven Strike, Heaven Flourish, Storm Ring, Thunder Rush, or Ionic Gain Static Shock, Power Surge, Lightning Lance, or Divine Vengeance Arc Flash, Double Strike, or Electric Overload
King's Ransom Give up all your Boons of Hera. For each, raise Lv. for all your Boons of Zeus. ▸ Bonus Lv. per Hera Boon: +4	Duo (Hera)	Lv. An increase to the raw power of one of your Boons, typically gained from . King's Ransom is only offered when accepting a Boon of Zeus. Purging this boon via the Pool of Purging does not undo its effects. In addition to Hera’s Boons, King's Ransom has a 50% chance to sacrifice any Duo Boons involving Hera, except for itself. King's Ransom does not remove Hera from the active god pool. You can still acquire her Boons afterward, and they will not be removed immediately, as King's Ransom only activates once when taken. You can still obtain Queen's Ransom after acquiring King's Ransom. Doing so removes King's Ransom along with all Zeus's Boons.	One of each: Heaven Strike, Heaven Flourish, Storm Ring, Thunder Rush, or Ionic Gain Hera: Engagement Ring, Born Gain, or Nexus Rush
Killer Current Your lightning deals more damage to Froth-afflicted foes. ▸ Bonus Lightning Damage: +30% Blitz, Lightning Bolts, and Chain-Lightning count as Olympian Damage	Duo (Poseidon)	Froth Curse: When hit, afflicted foes have 25% chance to take 50 damage. Lasts 3 Sec. Although the boon's prerequisite requires either Blitz or Bolt effects, it applies to all of Zeus's lightning effects: Blitz, Bolt and Chain-Lightning. Scalding Vapor counteracts Killer Current, as it prioritizes triggering Steam and continuously removes Froth, preventing Zeus’s lightning effects from benefiting from the damage bonus.	One of each: Heaven Strike, Heaven Flourish, Storm Ring, Thunder Rush, Divine Vengeance, or Lightning Lance Poseidon: Slippery Slope or Tidal Ring
Hail Storm Your Freeze effects also cause lightning bolts to repeatedly strike afflicted foes. ▸ Lightning Damage (every 0.5 Sec.): 30 Lightning Bolts from Hail Storm count as Olympian Damage	Duo (Demeter)	Freeze Curse: Afflicted foes are stopped for 2 Sec. Can be reapplied after 10 Sec. Most enemies are completely immobilized under the Freeze effect. However, Guardians and Wardens with Guardian-style encounters have their animations slowed by 50% instead.	One of each: Heaven Strike, Heaven Flourish, Storm Ring, Thunder Rush, or Ionic Gain Demeter: Ice Strike, Ice Flourish, or Arctic Ring
Glorious Disaster You can Channel +30 into your Cast to repeatedly strike foes with lightning bolts. ▸ Bolt Damage (every 0.13 Sec.): 20 Lightning Bolts from Glorious Disaster count as Olympian Damage	Duo (Apollo)	Glorious Disaster synergizes well with: Cleave-Cast from the Aspect of Charon – triggers the Glorious Disaster effect without requiring additional channeling. Hermes' Winner's Circle – accelerates Ω Cast duration and channeling speed, allowing Glorious Disaster to activate more quickly. Winner’s Circle does not affect the duration or hit rate of Glorious Disaster's flare or lightning bolts. If Prominence Flare is purged via the Pool of Purging, Glorious Disaster becomes fully disabled. Ω Cast will not trigger its lightning effects until Prominence Flare is reacquired. Both the flare and lightning bolt effects from Glorious Disaster do not cause hitstun, and since the Cast's binding effect has already expired, moving or unstaggered enemies may evade them entirely.	One of each: Heaven Strike, Heaven Flourish, Storm Ring, or Thunder Rush Apollo: Prominence Flare
Romantic Spark Whenever you Sprint into foes with Blitz, the effect strikes right away for more damage. ▸ Bonus Blitz Damage: +80% Blitz counts as Olympian Damage	Duo (Aphrodite)	Blitz Curse: Afflicted foes are struck by lightning after they take 120 damage or after 4 Sec. After triggering the Blitz effect, there is a 0.6 second cooldown before the curse can be reapplied. Although the boon description mentions only Sprint, Romantic Spark triggers instant Blitz activation when Dashing, Sprinting, or performing a Dash-Strike. Romantic Spark does not stack with the bonus damage from Arc Flash. If Blitz is triggered simultaneously by both Romantic Spark and Arc Flash, such as when using Ω Sprint from the Aspect of Nyx or dashing while Possessed Array is active, Romantic Spark takes priority, and Blitz will only activate once.	One of each: Heaven Strike or Heaven Flourish Aphrodite: Flutter Strike, Flutter Flourish, Rapture Ring, Passion Rush, or Glamour Gain
Thermal Dynamics Your Blitz effects also inflict Scorch whenever they deal damage. ▸ Scorch Damage: 160 Blitz and Scorch count as Olympian Damage	Duo (Hestia)	Blitz Curse: Afflicted foes are struck by lightning after they take 120 damage or after 4 Sec. After triggering the Blitz effect, there is a 0.6 second cooldown before the curse can be reapplied. Scorch Curse: Afflicted foes take 100 damage accrued from this every 1 Sec.	One of each: Heaven Strike or Heaven Flourish Hestia: Flame Strike, Flame Flourish, or Smolder Ring
Master Conductor Your chain-lightning can bounce off of you and deals increasing damage to foes. ▸ Damage per Bounce: +15% Chain-Lightning counts as Olympian Damage	Duo (Hephaestus)	Chain-lightning bounces 4 times (7 with Electric Overload), with damage escalating per bounce. When bouncing to the player, it does not cause self-damage but instead shortens the gap between the player and enemies, confirming all bounces hit foes even in single-target scenarios.	One of each: Static Shock Hephaestus: Volcanic Strike, Volcanic Flourish, Anvil Ring, Smithy Rush, or Tough Gain
Heinous Affront Inflicting Wounds occasionally also inflicts all your 'after you take damage' effects. ▸ Recharge Time per Foe: 6 Sec. Divine Vengeance and Light Smite count as Olympian Damage	Duo (Ares)	Wounds: Curse: Your strike has +50 Power when inflicting this. Can be re-applied after 3 Sec. The following 'after you take damage' effect boons are compatible with Heinous Affront: Ares' Visceral Impact Zeus' Divine Vengeance Apollo's Light Smite Hades' Unseen Ire Since the Recharge Time per Foe mechanic scales with the number of enemies, Heinous Affront becomes significantly powerful in large encounters. With the right setup, this boon can efficiently clear rooms by maximizing revenge-based effects.	One of each: Heaven Strike, Heaven Flourish, Storm Ring, Thunder Rush, or Ionic Gain Ares: Vicious Strike or Vicious Flourish Ares, Apollo & Zeus: Visceral Impact, Light Smite or Divine Vengeance
Shared Wealth Gain +90 with which to later pick something you like.		This "Boon" will only show up if you no longer have any boons to pick from a God. This is usually possible while having the Vow of Denial active.	Exhaust all of Zeus' boon selection.